Where does “kivisydän” come from?

kivisydän (Finnish) comes from Finnish sydän, from Proto-Finnic südän, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

kivisydän (Finnish): heart of stone

Definitions

  1. heart of stone

Ancestry of “kivisydän”, step by step

kivisydän traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Proto-Finnic südän →Every word from Finnish sydän →